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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Yes, I was referring to the OT points as losses, because in discussions of "games above/below" .500 they are always treated as such.
But I think your reflection of the NHL system is wrong: it has never been based on "games," rather "points," and because of that you cannot simply ignore the third column. So, the Canadiens have earned a possible 31/52 points, for a 0.596 points-percentage. The number of wins they have over their losses is completely irrelevant because of what is going on in the third column, and because of how the NHL seeds teams for the playoffs.
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Any discussion of the NHL points system in relation to wins/losses and .500 is pointless I have concluded.
The NHL is afraid to declare an actual loser to games tied after 60 minutes. Which is just lame. Give me one winner and one loser very night.
In baseball you can lose 12-0 or 4-3 in 17 innings. Both count the same.
In the NHL, we need to make the losing fans feel better about a good effort.